In Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, villagers waded into the water and hoisted the flag, demanding the construction of a bridge on the Hindon River. Villagers say that they have to wade through the water in the middle of the river to reach the fields. They have been demanding a bridge from the administration for a long time, but they were not heard. Due to this, Bharatiya Kisan Union workers celebrated Independence Day by hoisting the flag and singing the national anthem in the Hindon River.
Under the leadership of Vikas Sharma, youth wing president of Bharatiya Kisan Union, the villagers of Sikanderpur village started an indefinite strike by wading into the river water with the tricolor in their hands. No administration official is ready to say anything on this matter.
Villagers hoisted flag in Hindon river demanding bridge
Vikas Sharma, youth wing president of Bharatiya Kisan Union, says that a year ago we had agitated for the construction of the bridge here. For the last several years, there has been a demand to build a bridge over the Hindon River in Sikandarpur village. But the administration is not paying any attention to this.
Villagers announced to sit on strike indefinitely
Due to absence of bridge, villagers have to face a lot of problems for daily tasks. There is difficulty in commuting and feeding the animals. Apart from this, he said that until our bridge is not constructed, we will not come out of Hindon River and will remain on strike indefinitely.